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Fourth-Century Greece to the Death of Philip II

ANC-FCG is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Ancient History papers. Practise 12 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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Fourth-Century Greece to the death of Philip II — Spartan hegemony after 404 BC, the Corinthian War and the King's Peace, the Second Athenian Confederacy, the rise and fall of Thebes, and the rise of Macedon under Philip II to Chaeronea and the League of Corinth, with how to write the 25-mark essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Spartan hegemony, 404–371
  3. 3Athens' Second Confederacy
  4. 4Theban hegemony, 371–362
  5. 5Philip II of Macedon, 359–336
  6. 6Evidence and interpretations
  7. 7Writing the 25-mark essay
  8. 8Common mistakes
  9. 9Exam tips
  10. 10Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which states did Philip II defeat at Chaeronea in 338 BC?

  1. AAthens and Thebes with their allies
  2. BSparta and its Peloponnesian allies
  3. COlynthus and the Chalcidian League
  4. DThe Persian satraps of Asia Minor

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Under the King's Peace of 387/6 BC, the Greek cities of Asia Minor

  1. Awere to be ruled by Spartan governors
  2. Bwere to belong to the Persian king
  3. Cwere to join a new Athenian league
  4. Dwere to be free and self-governing

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

How did the Athenians try to reassure members of the Second Athenian Confederacy (378/7 BC)?

  1. AThey moved the league treasury permanently to Delos
  2. BThey allowed the members to elect the Athenian generals
  3. CThey made Sparta joint leader of the confederacy
  4. DThey promised no cleruchies or garrisons

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